MADHYMIK ABTA PAGE 305 SOLVED,MADHYAMIK TEST PAPERS 2025-26
ENGLISH (Second Language)
SECTION-A: READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)
1. Passage (Big Half Moon)
A. Choose the correct alternatives (1×5=5)
(i) The Big Half Moon is → (c) an island
(ii) In winter the weather of Big Half Moon is → (c) icy
(iii) The people at the mainland pitied the children of Big Half Moon as they were → (c) lonely
(iv) The narrator of the story is → (c) younger than Claude
(v) The author of the text is → (c) Lucy Maud Montgomery
B. Complete the following sentences (1×3=3)
(i) 'We' in the story are Father and Claude and I and Aunt Esther and Mimi and Dick.
(ii) They sailed back to the island as soon as spring came.
(iii) In winter, the narrator moved over to the mainland because the harbour was frozen over.
C. Short answer (2×2=4)
(i) Why did the people of the mainland pity the narrator and her brother?
→The people of the mainland pitied the narrator and her brother because the mainland people thought that the children would be lonely on the island with no other children to play with.
(ii) What game did the narrator and her brother run on the Big Half Moon?
→ The narrator and her brother ran on the Big Half Moon pirate caves and similar imaginative games.
2. Poem extract (snail)
A. Choose the correct alternatives (1×4=4)
(i) The snail lives in his house → (c) alone
(ii) With the slightest touch, the snail shrinks into its house with → (a) displeasure
(iii) Despite being alone the snail feels → (c) contented
(iv) When danger comes the snail hides → (b) in his house
B. Short answer (2×2=4)
(i) Why does the snail shrink into his house?
→ The snail shrinks into his house when horns are touched.
(ii) What danger makes the snail hide?
→ Dangers such as storm or other harm (bad weather or immediate threats) make the snail hide.
READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)
3. Passage (Gen. M.M. Naravane)
A. Tick the correct alternatives (1×6=6)
(a) Gen. M.M. Naravane → (ii) is an erstwhile Army Chief
(b) Gen. M.M. Naravane → (ii) has an anti-romantic attitude to war
(c) According to Gen. M.M. Naravane, war is → (ii) no Bollywood movie
(d) As a military man Gen. M.M. Naravane wants → (ii) diplomatic conversation
(e) Gen. M.M. Naravane thinks → (iii) war means both death and destruction
(f) Gen. M.M. Naravane → (ii) criticizes those who send people to war (he warns against unwise people forcing wars)
B. True / False with supporting quote (1+1)×4=8
(i) War makes Gen. M.M Naravane very intelligent and happy. → False.
Supporting quote: “War is not a romantic or Bollywood movie. It is a very serious and expensive last resort.”
(ii) Military men are bound to go to war. → True.
Supporting quote: “As a military man if ordered, I will go to war…”
(iii) War traumatises the people related to war. → True.
Supporting quote: “Families carry emotional trauma for generations.”
(iv) Long term war brings loss of human only. → False.
Supporting quote: “Warning of war's long-term human and economic toll…” (shows economic loss too)
C. Short answer (2×3=6)
(i) What is the opinion of Gen. M.M Naravane about war?
→ He believes war should not be romanticised; it is a serious, costly last resort. Diplomacy must come first and war only if ordered and unavoidable.
(ii) When did Gen. M.M Naravane express his opinion about war?
→ He expressed the views while addressing the diamond jubilee of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Pune (on Sunday).
(iii) What does war bring to the families related directly to war?
→ War brings death and destruction, children losing parents and emotional trauma that can last for generations; it also brings large economic costs.
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SECTION-B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
4. Fill in the blanks (1×3=3)
A 80 year-old woman Rani Tudu was killed last night. People there regarded her witch and so killed her.
(Full sentence: “A 80-year-old woman Rani Tudu was killed last night. People there regarded her witch and so killed her.”)
5. A. Articles / Prepositions (1×3=3)
Complete sentence:
I was surprised to hear that an honest man like Mr. Das was insulted by the members of his own club.
5. B. Do as directed (1×3=3)
(i) Why are you beaten so mercilessly? (change the voice)
→ Why do they beat you so mercilessly?
Why does someone beat you so mercilessly?
(ii) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (make it complex)
→ A friend who is in need is a friend indeed.
(iii) She dances so nicely. (make a wh-question)
→ How does she dance?
5. C. Phrasal verbs (1×3=3)
List: come of, come round, come off, call up
(i) The plan did not succeed. → The plan did not come off.
(ii) He will recover soon. → He will come round soon.
(iii) I cannot remember his name. → I cannot call up his name.
6. Vocabulary from Passage Q3 (2×4=8)
(i) Skill of managing international relationships among countries → diplomacy
(ii) A celebration marking the 60th anniversary → diamond jubilee
(iii) Not wise → unwise
(iv) A deeply distressing or disturbing experience → trauma (or emotional trauma)
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